PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Personnel
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - St. Louis
A Message From Our Director
"As Residency Program Director at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - St. Louis, I would like to thank you for your interest in our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program. The program was started in 2001 to elevate the pharmacy practice in our department to the level of a community-based teaching hospital. Upon completion of the program, all of our graduates have placed in a clinical practice setting, academia or a PGY2 residency program. Several have even stayed with SSM Health St. Mary's for some period of time. The opportunity to continue working with our residents after completion of the program is a rewarding experience."
"Due in part to our residency program, we practice a very clinically-assertive approach to pharmacy. From rounding with house staff physicians and conducting therapeutic drug monitoring to teaching patients about their medications and practicing code response, we are intricately involved in all aspects in the continuum of patient care. The pharmacy department at our institution is one of the most respected in the hospital. Through our patient safety initiatives, protocol development, committee participation and overall practice excellence, the pharmacy truly exemplifies the SSM mission statement: Through our exceptional healthcare services, we reveal the healing presence of God."
Davina Dell-Steinbeck, PharmD, BCPS
Program Director
Program Preceptors
Each resident receives individualized instruction from a group of dedicated preceptors representing diverse interests.
Davina Dell-Steinbeck, PharmD, BCPS
PGY1 Residency Program Director/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: University of Kansas School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Preceptor: Internal Medicine
Beth Curtright, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: Midwestern University - College of Pharmacy-Glendale
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia
PGY2 Critical Care Residency: Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia
Preceptor: Critical Care
Melissa Carey, PharmD, MHA
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Preceptor: Pharmacy Administration/Management
Andrew Miller, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Preceptor: Emergency Medicine
Laurie Niewoehner, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: University of Minnesota
Specialty Residency in Pediatrics: Children’s Mercy Hospital and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
Preceptor: Neonatology and Women’s Health
Adnan Omanovic, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: CHI Health St. Elizabeth
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency: MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Preceptor: Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Krista Harry, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis
Preceptor: Anticoagulation Management Services and Internal Medicine
James Unverferth, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: University of Missouri - Kansas City
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis
Preceptor: Ambulatory Care
Shared Faculty Positions
Cassandra Maynard, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PharmD: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis
Preceptor: Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Alicia Forinash, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis
PharmD: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Family Medicine of St. Louis – St. Louis College of Pharmacy<
Preceptor: High Risk OB/Ambulatory Care
Current Residents
Adna Tokmic, PharmD
Education
Drake University
Tatsiana Maksimenka, PharmD
Education
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville